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Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery

narrow-lipped helleborine (Orchidaceae)

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Epipactis leptochila grows in dark calcareous beechwoods, mostly in the Cotswolds and Chilterns; its leaves are slightly pleated.

Maidensgrove (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-07-28

 narrow-lipped helleborine / Epipactis leptochila: _Epipactis leptochila_ grows in dark calcareous beechwoods, mostly in the Cotswolds and Chilterns; its leaves are slightly pleated.

The flowers of Epipactis leptochila have a slightly constricted labellum, although less so than Epipactis palustris.

Maidensgrove (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-07-28

 narrow-lipped helleborine / Epipactis leptochila: The flowers of _Epipactis leptochila_ have a slightly constricted labellum, although less so than _Epipactis palustris_.

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